Paid Media Specialist

The Opportunity Hub UK; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job description

Elevate your paid media career by managing your own client portfolio, crafting multi-channel strategies, and driving measurable growth for SMB clients at an award-winning global agency.Designed for a data-driven specialist with hands‑on search and social expertise, this role offers full ownership of high-value client initiatives.

Job Overview

This Paid Media Specialist role is a hands‑on position where you’ll lead paid media strategy, monitor performance and report results to clients. Reporting to the Paid Media Manager, you’ll drive client success across your own book of business while contributing to team results and internal revenue across search and social.

The ideal candidate is energetic, innovative and comfortable managing paid search budgets of over $280,000 per month, with the ability to build strategies and concepts as well as execute them. Experience with both Facebook Ads and Google Ads is essential.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

• Developing and supporting end-to-end multi-channel strategies for lead generation and ecommerce clients, aligned with their business goals
• Owning channel measurement, including tracking, monitoring, brand lift studies and optimising against key metrics
• Working closely with Creative and Client Services teams
• Building creative testing roadmaps and taking part in creative briefings and performance reviews
• Giving designers clear, data-backed creative direction
• Communicating account changes and optimisations to the Account Manager and wider team
• Setting up, optimising and running campaigns across Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Amazon and Google Ads
• Writing and reviewing ad copy in line with the agency’s best practices
• Monitoring daily spend by channel to keep monthly budgets on pace
• Partnering with Client Services to report on performance and share strategic recommendations
• Building campaigns around the buyer’s journey using audience insights and competitive analysis tools
• Creating projections and forecasts to support incremental client growth
• Managing day-to-day team activity, including project management, task prioritisation, campaign best practice and tool adoption

Here are the skills you’ll need:

• 1 to 3 years’ hands‑on experience setting up, optimising and reporting on paid search and social campaigns
• Experience managing paid search budgets of over $280,000 per month
• Experience with Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager
• Experience setting up Facebook Ads, including pixel tracking and configuration
• Knowledge of ecommerce, retail and shopping marketing tactics
• Strong presentation skills with a creative, customer-focused and action-oriented approach
• A critical thinker and constant learner with a can‑do attitude
• Excellent attention to detail

Bonus points for:

• Facebook Blueprint certification
• Experience with emerging paid social platforms such as Pinterest, X (Twitter), Snapchat and TikTok
• Display advertising experience across YouTube, Google Display and programmatic
• Conversion rate optimisation experience
• Experience with landing page platforms such as Unbounce
• Work Permissions
• You must reside in the United States and have the right to work there.

Work Permissions

You must reside in the United States and have the legal right to work there. Visa sponsorship is not available at this time.

Here are the benefits of this job:

• Base salary of $65,000 to $72,500 DOE
• Commission eligible
• Medical, dental and vision cover with a choice of plans
• Flexible paid time off
• 16 weeks’ maternity leave and 6 weeks’ paternity leave
• HSA with employer contribution, plus healthcare and dependent care FSAs
• Employer-paid disability, life and AD&D insurance
• Wellbeing app subscription and virtual healthcare support
• 401(k) retirement plan with Roth option
• Home office technology stipend
• Clear progression from Specialist through to Strategist and Manager level

Paid media continues to offer excellent career opportunities for professionals who enjoy combining creativity with data and measurable results.A Paid Media Specialist plays a vital role in turning budgets into growth, optimising campaigns across platforms and guiding clients with clear, data-led recommendations.This Paid Media Specialist opportunity provides an excellent platform to build your expertise while managing your own client portfolio within an award-winning global agency.